National Highway 16 (India)

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National Highway 16

Schematic map of Renumbered National Highways in India
Route information
Part of
Length: 1,533 km (953 mi)
GQ: 1448 km (Chennai – Balasore)
Major junctions
North end: Dankuni, Kolkata, West Bengal
 
South end: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Location
States: Odisha: 488 km
Andhra Pradesh: 1,024 km
Tamil Nadu: 45 km
Primary
destinations:		 Kolkata (Junction of NH 6) – Balasore – Bhubaneswar – Visakhapatnam – Eluru - Vijayawada – Guntur - Nellore – Chennai
Highway system

National Highway 16 (NH 16), (previously NH 5), is a major National Highway in India, that runs along east coast of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.[1] It is renumbered as NH 16. The northern terminal is at National Highway 19 near Kolkata and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral project undertaken by National Highways Development Project.[2][3]

Route

Many cities and towns in various districts in the States of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are connected by National Highway 16. NH 16 has a total length of 1,533 km (953 mi) and passes through the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Route length in states:[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Highways Development Project Map". National Highways Authority of India. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "National Highways and their length" (pdf). report. National Highway Authority of India. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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